Meet the Committee

"I was introduced to geocaching in 2009 by a German puzzle solver, whose sister lived next door. I liked the idea of puzzle caches then, and still do, both solving and setting. I also like to walk in the countryside while finding caches, and prefer quality to quantity. I also support Opencaching UK. I have found caches in N.America, Africa, Asia and Australia, as well as Europe. I worked in commercial aviation before retiring (mostly) 8 years ago. I worked in Qatar for 2 years, very different caching in 4WD vehicles over the sand dunes and rocks, in temperatures exceeding 50C. I still have some active caches there. In Somerset, I've been a Geocaching Advisor to Somerset Wildlife Trust, and compiled their Landowner Agreement. On the Somerset Levels, I have also been Geocaching Advisor to Natural England, and the RSPB. I also developed the new Forestry England West Landowner Agreement. I've been a GAGB Friend, and Area Rep since 2018, and have been a Committee member since 2023. My other hobbies include quizzes, being the quizmaster at the local tennis club, golf and playing music. I'm finding my feet in this opportunity as Chair, but I do have some ideas of which direction the GAGB needs to go"

"I am Border Caz because I live very close to the border with North Wales so my 'local' caching adventures have taken me backwards and forwards across the border many times, indeed 10 of the 109 caches I have owned have been in Wales and I have an Adventure Lab there as well. My real name is Caroline but many people call me Caz for short. I am a widow and now mostly retired from paid employment; I have two grown up children and a female Lurcher called Jet, who likes going out for walks in the country. In 2011 I was one of the founding members of the committee which planned and brought to fruition the 2013 West Midlands UK Mega. I acted as Treasurer on that Committee and was happy to take on the same role on the GAGB committee when I joined it in December 2016, as I have a background in finance from my working life. I found my first caches in July 2009 but I’m not a numbers chaser so only have 18,000+ finds under my belt. Particular favourites of mine are those based on history and I do enjoy many urban caches for that reason. There’s something very satisfying about completing a multi in a town or city and I also enjoy Wherigos and Adventure Labs. My other hobby is travelling around in my campervan and I find the two activities complement each other very well and often overlap, both take me to interesting places and have a good social scene where I have made many good friends. I have converted quite a few muggle campervanners to geocaching."

Hello, salut, hola, ciao, hej! I'm Josh, or in caching terms, "LinguiJosh". As you can perhaps work out, the name is inspired by my being a linguist. which can come in very useful when doing complex or niche Mystery and Multi caches abroad (and I'm always happy to try and offer a helping hand with them if I can)! I've lived in a few different places over the last few years, beginning in Edinburgh for university, and then splitting my time between the UK and France, though I'm currently based in Hampshire! Living abroad certainly influenced my approach to geocaching, helping me bring variety and ideas from elsewhere to this great pastime! Locally however, I do love our various excellent National Series; whenever there's a Sidetracked or Church Micro, I always want to add it to my Found caches. I also love attending events, particularly in new towns and cities, and every single gathering can provide a great story and new friendships, regardless of where it is, how many people there are, when it is, and even whether you speak the local language or not! 2025/26 will be my second year as Secretary on the GAGB committee, as well as extending my time as the current Seeker Editor, both of which are roles I've been thoroughly enjoying! If you see me around, please do come and say hello (in whichever language you wish!). 

" Hi. I am Jaynie15. I have a been a Geocacher since 2015 (hence the 15 in my caching name). A friend and now ex-colleague got me into Geocaching when she was ‘acting suspiciously’ in a churchyard, turns out, she was looking for a cache. I still blame her to this day! I like finding any Geocache, but my favourite types are traditional caches, or short multis. I was a Regional Rep for the GAGB for 2 years, and an Appointed Member of the committee for about a year. My partner big eddie is the retail manager for the GAGB, so I’ve enjoyed helping manning the stall at events, putting the map game together, and engaging with cachers as they come to browse or buy from us. I have held several Roving events, which always seem to go down very well. Whenever we go on holiday, I always like to hold an event, so keep a look out for one of ours, as we may hold one near you! Looking to the future, I am hoping for a successful time on the committee. "

"I first started caching in 2010. When I was on a ramble I saw someone with a GPS, and me being nosey asked what it was and what she was doing. “It’s a GPS and I am looking for a geocache” she said. So a little google search later to find out more, and that was that. Something great to keep my son interested on walks when he was young. Little did I know then, how caching has affected my life now. What sort of cacher am I? The only thing I am not, is a FTF hound. Although I do have a few. I like to challenge myself, so challenge caches are right up my street. Another aspect of this is the D/T grid. It took me ages to fill the grid once, getting the next loop was easier. I am now on loop 26 getting close to 27. Always something new to learn. The biggest and hardest thing I have learnt is tree climbing. It’s amazing how many caches there are up trees nowadays. Those puzzle caches are another thing, I am always learning new codes, or ways of manipulating something on the cache page. Fast forward to now. I met Jaynie15 (Jayne) my partner through caching, although it was a number of years before we actually got together. I spent a lot of time on the Devon Mega committee, but had to come off it a little before the event. For the past year I have been managing the GAGB online shop, which has been great fun."

"Hi! I’m Joe aka joe222s. I live by the seaside in the East of England. I have only been caching since 2019, but it has taken over my life! My husband and I can be found most weekends in a field or a random small village hunting for small plastic pots. I have 4 children and 6 grandchildren and when they phone me they are never surprised anymore that I am under a bush or up a tree. I work shifts at a car manufacturing company, so I will try and get back to you as soon as I can. I also love an event and I love meeting people so feel free to come up to me and have a chat."

"Having started caching 2011, I have been active in all aspects of caching since then. Event organiser and in the last few years heavily involved with both the SideTracked series and South Derbyshire Geocaching. As a caching team with my 2 children - I’m a keen believer in involving them in the joys of getting out and about and seeing the countryside and also historic locations. By the medium of geocaching we have seen the mountains of wales as well as interesting parts of London and also abroad with places in Europe and America as well. The technology aspect also intrigues me and i have several caches that use technology either In setting or finding the cache at the end of it. I see the adventure labs as a new found opportunity to place caches in areas that would not allow a physical cache or would cause undue panic or alarm. Being able to set the direction of geocaching in the uk and supporting people in getting more out of it is what I would like to do."

"I'm Seeker the Squirrel, and I've been the GAGB's mascot since July 2024. If I had to describe myself, I would say that I am agile, inquisitive, and attuned to the environment. I am also a forager, explorer, and lover of geocaching (of course). I'm a big fan of larger geocaches (#BiggerIsBetter), but I do like the sneaky ones too, especially fake acorns! Keep an eye out for me on the GAGB's social media pages, across the website, on merchandise, and even at events!"